An acronym that stands for 'live with it', the short form for 'you are going to have to live with it'. It is most often used in writing, such as on msn, skype, facebook, sms and other such forms of modern written communication. It can also be said out loud in a cryptic or ironic referal to its written counterpart.
The meaning of the acronym can be compared to 'deal with it'. It is often used to expres contempt towards people who want more information than they are given (example 1) or who are angry or upset by something (example 2), by telling them they must accept what you tell them or what happened without further nagging or moaning. It is used especially when said person has been bothering you for a long time or with something unimportant.
The expression can be softened by adding 'ok?' to your statement (example 2) for when a person is annoying, but you also feel slightly sorry for them.
The use of the acronym 'lwi' started in the USA and in the Netherlands around the same time; it has spread far and wide since. Some people use the acronym incorrectly in its capital form ('LWI'). That is however a mistake; the acronym should at all times be in lower case.
The meaning of the acronym can be compared to 'deal with it'. It is often used to expres contempt towards people who want more information than they are given (example 1) or who are angry or upset by something (example 2), by telling them they must accept what you tell them or what happened without further nagging or moaning. It is used especially when said person has been bothering you for a long time or with something unimportant.
The expression can be softened by adding 'ok?' to your statement (example 2) for when a person is annoying, but you also feel slightly sorry for them.
The use of the acronym 'lwi' started in the USA and in the Netherlands around the same time; it has spread far and wide since. Some people use the acronym incorrectly in its capital form ('LWI'). That is however a mistake; the acronym should at all times be in lower case.
example 1:
A: 'What happened?'
B: 'Not gonna tell you'
A: 'Oh come on!'
B: 'lwi'
example 2:
A: 'How can she say that!?'
B: 'I dunno...'
A: 'Oh come on seriously! That's just-'
B: 'lwi, ok?'
A: 'What happened?'
B: 'Not gonna tell you'
A: 'Oh come on!'
B: 'lwi'
example 2:
A: 'How can she say that!?'
B: 'I dunno...'
A: 'Oh come on seriously! That's just-'
B: 'lwi, ok?'
by Soofje May 02, 2011